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If you’re looking to venture to the South of France, don’t pass up this spot loved by locals. You may be thinking how a well known city like Marseille made this list, but there’s more to it outside of the crowded city center. Come here to experience Les Calanques, or coves, where adrenaline junkies can jump off cliffs into the sea or you can lounge in the sun.Read More

If you’re looking to venture to the South of France, don’t pass up this spot loved by locals. You may be thinking how a well known city like Marseille made this list, but there’s more to it outside of the crowded city center. Come here to experience Les Calanques, or coves, where adrenaline junkies can jump off cliffs into the sea or you can lounge in the sun.

Top 3 things to do in Marseille1. MUSÉE DES CIVILISATIONS DE L'EUROPE ET DE LA MÉDITERRANÉEDesigned by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the new Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée is one of the jewels in Marseille's cultural crown.2.VIEUX PORT (OLD PORT)One of the most picturesque spots in all of France, Marseille's spruced up Vieux Port is the beating heart of the city. The port's expanded walkways and refurbished wharves make room for pedestrians to easily enjoy regular sculpture exhibitions, street musicians, concerts, and dance performances held throughout the warmer months. For a glimpse of old Marseille, drop by the fish market at the top of the port, where fisherman offer the catch of the day.3.Day Trip to the CalanquesOne of the loveliest trips out of Marseille is to hop on a boat and do the calanques – the limestone cliffs and creeks stretching 20 miles to the south of the city.

If this was all that time would allow I would head out of Marseille. I can’t personally recommend much in Marseille as we haven’t made it there but I hear many many good thing, amongst the bad, so I would definitely give it some time, otherwise keep going towards Nice but stop off in other beautiful towns and villages like Saint-Raphael and Bagnols en Foret along the way.

I have been staying in Marseille since January 6 and have traveled to Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and of course in France maintaining it as a base location. I start my Europathon of 14 countries from here!